Quote from fujiwara :

Do you really mean this literally ?
Because most of the times when i'm following a car i expect him to brake at some place, ex:close to 100m, when the car in front is about to brake, i'm already braking, but if you brake at the 150m mark, chances are that i wiil bump into you, just because i wasn't expecting you to brake so soon.

Should i review my racing behavior?

We're not talking about 50m difference here. But there are different approaches to the same corner when racing as you might want a certain position on the track or more speed before or after the corner.

But then if you're that close to someone you should be watching their brake lights like a hawk. Not only so you don't crash into them but also so you can take any advantage you have.

I don't know what resolution or CPU she has but I get 50-60fps with the same card and an Athlon XP 2800+

Try shutting down all the 'crap' before hand. Use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager to shutdown any background task you can't normally see.

This road trip is meant to be fun and all I've heard from you is complaints, "why couldn't we bring a bigger car", "can I have a crash helmet too?", "there's bugs in my face". Why can't you just relax and enjoy the scenery!

Quote from duke_toaster :

In RSC some bits are OK, some bits aren't. GPL is civilised, as is GeneRally, but I don't post in the GTR2 sections - GTR2 is a better sim that GT4, but it supposedly has shite netcode. And for that matter GT racing doesn't really float my boat (Single seaters and tourers FTW).

It's interesting, the more advanced the physics engine the more polite and sportsman like the racers.

I play both LFS and GTR2. There are so many aspects that I wish could be merged. LFS has great physics and feedback. It also has great multiplayer, no other sim comes close. But it's all to clean.

GTR has all the things that put you off driving that perfect line. The dirt, the bumps, the noise, the rain. This make the racing more exciting.

They are both great sims and you should just play which ever takes your fancy that day, in the same way you don't always drive the same car.

But if I had to choose one it would be LFS

Quote from Batterypark :

I don't understand why people raced the MRT in the first place...

It seems the MRT is a bit like marmite, you either love it or you hate it.

I remember when it first came out and it was all that people raced. I still have more laps around SO1 in the MRT than anything else, so many great races.

Imo most people think the handling is differcult because it's different to all the other cars in LFS. Once you've mastered it - like everything else - it's a great drive and easy to push to the limits.

The MRT does suit South City even with it's bumps. I'm hoping I'll see an MRT, South City race this bank holiday weekend.

Quote from buedi :

Now outside my House is nothing really interesting. But right after one of the Windows you can see this:


And if you turn your head 180 Degrees you can see this (my Girlfriend says the Cat is watching "Bird TV")

Aww, I wish I had cute birds outside my window.

Quote from JamesK :

Yes I know that, but its a major PITA if you have to do lots of CLI work!

To make a terminal window a root user window

There is always a solution with Linux. If people want it they make it

If you want to run something as root in Ubuntu just put sudo before the command in the terminal.

for example

No need to switch accounts and no chance anything else will run while your in that account.

Quote from Hankstar :

I simply can't be arsed with Linux

Linux is very easy to try out. You can run it off a 'Live CD' which will run the OS using just the CD and memory. You can download Ubuntu or get it sent to you completely free!

Put the CD in, restart your machine and you're in Linux. Take the CD out when you restart and your back to Windows.

I did this eight months ago and haven't looked back. But I except it isn't for everybody.

Quote from JamesK :

Most Windows crashes are down to some badly written software that been installed.

Very true, that doesn't change the fact that Unix based systems handle badly written software much more elegantly.

But anyways this post is stupid there's nothing interesting to capture when a Mac crashes and so this post is just turning OS bashing.

That said, LINUX RULES!

oh

I'm using some the new features in other projects so I can't revert. Could someone send me a .blend file of the FOX? Is there a library of .blend files somewhere?

Quote from JTbo :

My Linux box has screen saver that has all kind of crashes from various machines, too bad there is no windows port from it or at least have not found

Oh cool! What's it called? I'm running Ubuntu

But that's Windows running on a Mac?

When a Mac crashes it doesn't tell you. You just get the spinning Beach Ball o' Death!

It doesn't inport for me

My import .obj dialog box is different? I did my best guess as to what it should be but it came up with a script error.

Which version of Blender are you guys using?

Another free and open source application you can try is Scribus. It's a DTP app but it has tools for converting vector graphics, better tools than Inkscape.

Quote from TiJay :

Ah, but who is the Stig..?

The first Stig was ex Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy

Quote from -DrftMstr- :

usually, when you're surfing on the net, do u have it like that?

Not had it long enough to try tripple monitor web browsing. Anyway the middle monitor is on a KVM so I can switch to my Ubuntu desktop for browsing.

Quote from JJ72 :

time to upgrade the wheel mate

When it breaks, but at the moment it's doing the job. I've had it five years now with no problems and plus someone gave it to me for free. Seems silly to fork out money for another.

Quote from niffer022 :

how much was the Tripplehead2go and were u get it from

It was £130 on Ebay second hand. I think the cheapest you can get new is about £160. If you have a dual monitor video card to start with you can use the Dualhead2Go + you video card to get three monitors and that cost about £100.

Quote from jamesrowe :

Nice, I think that the sides of each monitors where you have big white bands would drive me slightly mad

I thought that would be a problem too. But when your racing it doesn't make the slightest difference. I guess it's the same as when you driving a car you don't notice the door pillars if you want to look to your left or right. Like I said the main advantage is periferal vision movement, your not looking at the details either side of you.

Trust me, when you've had a go you'll understand.

I have to say it's even better than I expected. I thought the only advantage would be being able to see other cars without changing view. But the peripheral vision give you a much better sense of the cars direction and position on the road.

I'm using a Tripplehead2go and three 21" CTR monitors @ 2400x600
My ATI card limits the resolution but it looks fine with AA on and the plan is to get an NVidia DirectX10 card soon.

Quote from DTrott :

Mine is to get a G25.

So is mine, so if you get one and then give it to me we have both achived our resolutions! and before someone ruins my grand plan my second resolution is to keep a G25

Just bought a TrippleHead2Go from eBay so now I can plug in all 4 of my 21 inch monitors!

I guess three monitors is best for racing though else you have a join in the middle of you view?

Ok, I've finshed boasting now

Is that a train track in your back garden?

Looks like a nice place. I hate the city, I want a hugh back garden with a climbing frame, steering wheel and giant train set!

Quote from Vain :

You failed to understand the principle of ricing!

I like it but I think it´s possible to do so much better

Riced? I must be getting old and down with the youngsters latest street slang

I have always know it as pimping your pc.

http://images.google.com/images?q=pimped+computer

http://images.google.com/images?q=riced+computer

What ever itś called it does seem like a waste of money. My computer is shut up in a cupboard with a fan on the back. Keeps the noise down and I don´t have to look at it. I just pimp my cupboard instead :P

Quote :

There are tips & rules to prevent that behavior but noobs

I like the Clean Racers Rules. Noobs really need to read the bit about corner rights. But I can understand why they would rather race than read though what is a rather hefty document.

Quote :

I am working on somthing but it will take some tiem to make sure I get the facts right.

I´d love to help make something like a graphical cut down version of the Clean Racers Rules.

Quote from ajp71 :

Problem is that could get misinterpreted as allowing brake testing.

We were racing FOXes so that wasn´t a problem. But I know what you mean.